Keywords: USS New Orleans (CA-32) underway with temprary bow 1943.jpg The U S Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans CA-32 underway from Sydney Australia to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Washington USA in March 1943 New Orleans received a temporary bow after a Japanese torpedo tore off the bow up to the No 2 turret during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942 305934 1943-03 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia USS New Orleans CA-32 Black and white photographs |